double batch chicken & wild rice casserole

2 packages Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice*
~3 lbs bone-in chicken (4 split breasts, and 2 leg quarters worked well)
3 (10 1/2 oz.) cans cream-of soups (I use 1 chicken, 2 mushroom)
1 cup milk

1.     In a small sauce pan, heat soup, milk, rice and 3/4 of the wild rice' seasoning mix for ~5 mins. Pour into 9 x 13-inch pan, or even 11x14-inch pan.

2.     Nestle pieces of chicken over rice mixture.  The chicken will be exposed.  Sprinkle all with remaining seasoning mix.  Seal with foil. 

3.     Bake at 325ºF for 1 hour, but check after 45 minutes. Chicken should be 165-170ºF internally to be done. May want to remove foil the last 10 minutes to brown chicken. 

This is an easy, kid-friendly dish. 
*Instead of Uncle Ben's, the original recipe calls for 1 1/3 cup rice (not quick-cooking) and 1 oz. dry onion soup mix. 

● Serves 6-8   ● Prep Time: 10 min.  ● Total time: 1 hr. 10 min.  ● Difficulty: Easy